Revista Poetómanos Año 2 No.5

El 20 de mayo de 2016 tuvo lugar una intensa y emotiva jornada de estudio en honor a la poeta Ida Vitale, XXIV Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana, que contó con la presencia de varios especialistas en la obra de la escritora uruguaya, así como con diversos críticos internacionales interesados en las particularidades e inflexiones temáticas y formales de su creación. Juan Antonio González Iglesias, Fernando Aínsa Amigues, José Luis Gómez Toré, Álvaro García, Gabriel Saad y Aurelio Major iluminaron desde distintos frentes y perspectivas teóricas, que abarcaron la...

Ofelia and Amoke appear to be complete opposites. The only things they have in common are an elderly, eccentric author named Virginia Wonnacott, the Hiraeth Association, and the feeling that something is missing from their lives. When Virginia offers Ofelia a job as her personal assistant, the lives of the two girls merge. Through conversations, used books, letters, and early morning Whatsapp messages, the girls discover a future they did not think existed as well as their feelings toward one another.

This novel is unique in the time period. Written in Spanish, by a French author, and published in Paris, the title (Deceits of this World) relates to a well-established genre wherein literature and morality were intertwined. Loubayssin writes with irony and wit. It is delicately erotic, a feature that cannot be found in its Spanish counterparts, due to the repressive censorship in Spain at that time. - In Spanish.

What would you do if you found out you only had months to live? In Jenny Downham's debut novel, Tessa must grapple with this situation. This book will make all readers reflect upon the true value of things.